Writings

Here you can find a record of almost all my publications – from scholarly journal articles to newspaper articles – listed with the most recent first. In most cases there is either a downloadable pdf or a link to the publication itself. You can search by publication type (academic, non-academic, book reviews etc), by theme and by keyword. Enjoy!

Crossing Over

Jewish Quarterly

A walk around Jewish North London with 'deep topographer' Nick Papadimitriou

Publication Date: Summer 2014

Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

Jewish Journal of Sociology 56(1-2) 2014

Edited by and with an introduction by Keith Kahn-Harris

Publication Date: 2014

Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Edited issues and publications

Jewish Quarterly Spring 2014

Publication Date: April 2014

Theme: Jewish Quarterly, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Edited issues and publications

The State of Jewish food today

Jewish Quarterly

A conversation over lunch with Eran Tibi, Michael Leventhal, Judy Jackson, Lara Smallman, Amy Beilin and Lindsey Bennett.

Publication Date: Spring 2014

Theme: Culture, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

Why All the Incivility When It Comes to Talking about Israel?

Philadelphia Jewish Exponent

A sociologist dissects the contentious relationship among Diaspora Jews when discussing Israeli politics.

Publication Date: April 14, 2014

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

Civil Reactions

Jewish Quarterly

Three responses to Keith Kahn-Harris’s new book Uncivil War: The Israel Conflict in the Jewish Community, from David Hirsh, Jonathan Cummings and Stephen Frosh. [With introduction by me]

Publication Date: April 1, 2014

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

What we fight about when we fight about Israel

Times of Israel

Diaspora communities are addressing their internal conflicts through a Zionist lens

Publication Date: March 18, 2014

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

Failing To Capture the Vibrancy of British Jewish Life

The Forward

Publication Date: March 13, 2014

Theme: Community, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

Israel’s zero-sum game for the diaspora

Jewish Chronicle

Publication Date: March 3, 2014

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

The Most Powerful Politician in Alderney

This was intended to be the second chapter of the book 'The Best Waterskier in Luxembourg: Tales of Big Fish in Small Ponds' but, after completing it, the crowd-funding campaign with Unbound stalled. Surprisingly though, this chapter has been tracked down by citizens of Alderney, a number of whom told me I was spot on in my take on the island.

Publication Date: January 20, 2014

Theme: Small worlds, The Best Water Skier in Luxembourg

Category: Journalism and essays

Series: Metal Beyond Metal

Souciant

A series of posts from 2013 to 2014 in which I outline what 'Metal Beyond Metal' could look like.

Publication Date: January 17, 2014

Theme: Jews and Metal, Metal Music and Culture

Category: Journalism and essays

Metal Beyond Metal 7: Conclusion

Tradition and technology: contract or collision?

Jewish Quarterly

Review of: End of the Jews by Dan Mendelsohn Aviv and Present Shock by Douglas Rushkoff

Publication Date: Autumn/Winter 2013

Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Book reviews

Metal Beyond Metal 3: Music at a Standstill

Souciant

Publication Date: December 12, 2013

Theme: Metal Beyond Metal

Category: Journalism and essays